All done with MCAS!!

We are finally done with MCAS and we are truly coming down the home stretch!  We are VERY proud of all our students.  Students who were tested worked very hard and all the other students did a great job keeping it quiet in the halls on testing days.  GREAT JOB!!

Spread the Word!!!!

We have two important dates coming up.  The first is next Thursday May 22nd as we will be hosting our Transition Night for incoming Kindergarten students and parents.  Doors will open at 6:30 and we will begin in the HBB Auditorium.  Please help spread the word.....incoming K students are welcome to attend!!

Thursday the 29th at 6 pm there will be an informational night here at HBB for all grade 5 students going up to Nichols Middle School.  The administration from NMS will be here to answer any and all questions so we hope to see you there.

Footwear

Please remember that flip flops are not allowed.  During recess and PE students play on pavement and we do not want students to get injured so we ask that you please help us prevent injuries and ensure that students wear the proper footwear.  Thank you!!

DIBELS and DRA are coming soon

We want to make sure everyone is aware that we will be administering the DIBELS assessment for students in grades 1-3 and the DRA for all students over the coming weeks.  Both DIBELS and DRA are reading assessments and allow for us to track growth over the year in regards to reading and allows for us to plan individualized reading instruction and interventions based on students reading abilities.  Should you have any questions regarding this please do not hesitate to contact us or check out these websites for more info on DRA and DIBELS.

http://dibels.org/dibels.html

http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZw5u&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=&PMDbCategoryId=3289&PMDbSubCategoryId=28139&PMDbSubjectAreaId=&PMDbProgramId=23661

Sportsmanship

This week the character word of the week was also tied into the latest Burkland's Best Challenge.  In addition to the awards given out in each class students who best demonstrate Sportsmanship in PE class were awarded Charms.  Congratulations to the following students.